Per Scott Merkin, Flowers will have exploratory shoulder surgery and will be out 3-6 months. Makes sense why we see Gonzalez up. With Phegley likely to get a bulk of the innings, this puts Flowers in jeopardy in being behind in the competition for next year.

If we go into next season with Phegley and Flowers calling signals it would only prove how little there is to play for. Sox have to make a move for some talent behind the plate either young to middle FA or a very close to ready minor leaguer. Neither of these guys appears to be a long term solution.

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Sounds like he's been playing with a tear all year. I wonder why they didn't shut him down earlier.

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I'm not counting this homerun or his 3 RBI from today's game because of the game situation. I'm not counting his pinch hit solo homerun in a blowout win in Colorado. In my book, Crede has 2 less home runs than his statistics show, 4 less RBI, and one less walk (the one where he pinch hit for Uribe after coming in with a 3-0 count and taking one pitch).

I love when people throw the word "inexcusable" around about the actions of a professional sports team. As if it's a personal affront and the team would come looking for your pardon but "oh no, they won't be getting it."

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I can understand letting AJ go, but thinking that Flowers could be a regular starter was always a bad idea. He showed little when he's had the chance that last couple of years. He was pretty bad this year in every aspect of being a catcher.

I love when people throw the word "inexcusable" around about the actions of a professional sports team. As if it's a personal affront and the team would come looking for your pardon but "oh no, they won't be getting it."

You're putting more meaning into the term "inexcusable" than is actually there. It simply means "impossible to justify".

You're putting more meaning into the term "inexcusable" than is actually there. It simply means "impossible to justify".

Of course, Flowers over AJ isn't really impossible to justify. It saved the team a lot of money and wouldn't have made any difference at all this season (if anything, it would have just hurt the draft position). There, justified.